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427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (SOAS) Official Website link
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2024 News
- ROAR November 2024 Issue
- ROAR May 2024 Issue
2023 News
- November 2023 ROAR>/li>
- Willie Floyd obituary
- Charles Procter obituary
- Updated Video page
- More Air Div History-Donated by Hugh & Heather Bacon, 430 Sqn,59-62
- SPAADS Saturday PM and Gala Dinner Montreal 2022
- ROAR - May 2023 Issue
- New Videos from "back in the day" filmed by the National Film Board
- Fran McNaughton Obituary
2022 News
- ROAR - November 2022
- Chuck Page Obituary at 102
- 427 SOAS 80th Anniversary Gathering of Lions
- Beth MacLellan obituary
- Danny Kay's Diary Comments
- ROAR - May 2022 Issue
- 422 Squadron Link updated
- Message board "Looking For...". Members'searches for lost friends
2021 News
- Cobden Remembrance Day Service
- Doc Payne interview videos
- 100,110 feet-One for the Record
- ROAR November Issue
- Air Division Report - 01 June 1959 to 30 November 1959
- Fly Boy - An Eric Mold Book
- Back in the Day - A Helicopter Story
- Dick's book - A journal of Journeys
- New Membership list as of April 30, 2021
- Roar - May 2021
- The Bob Penrose Story
- Night of the Generals - A RWAU story from Honduras
- All ROARs are now posted to web site
- Combined Final Financial Report 2020/2019/2018
2020 News
- Book Review of LOACH Pilot -Disarming the Contra War
- Dick Dunn 2020 Lionheart Award
- Pilot & Flt Engineer's Operating Notes - Christmas
- GUARDAIR Historical Information discovered.
- 2020 Interim Financial Report (to November)
- Bios-Sorfleet,Mask,Barker,MacLellan,Pirie,McLaughlin,Dabros,Carnegie, Gosden,Wilford,Dunn
- ROAR November 2020
- Biography for Lieutenant General Rick Findley
- Modified Bio/Book/Story to help accessiblity
- Biography for SCWO Timothy Riutta/a>
- Change of Command 2020
- Biography for L/Col François Lavertu
- All ROARs from 1996 now on web site
- Chuck Page - The Birthday Parade
- Chuck Page's Wartime Story
- Chuck Page-A Lion does 100 at 100
- 2019 Final Finance Report
- Biography for Lieutenant General Chris Coates
- ROAR Volume 5, Issue 2 - May 2020
- Biography for Brigadier General Scott Clancy
- Updated biography for Brigadier General Kevin Whale
2019 News
- ROAR Volume 5, Issue 1 - December 2019
- 2019 GoL Report
- 2019 GoL Invitation
- Biography for HonCol Lianne Ing
- Biography for LCol Jeremy Fountain
- A History of the Canadian Forces Network (CFN)in Air Division
- Hank Siemans Story
- Canadian Military & Veterans Discount Guide
- Harry Winter, WOp Air - His Story as a POW
2018 News
- Recently retired HonCol Del Lippert succumbs to Pneumonia
- Harry Winter, WOp Return to Leeming 75 years later
- Change of Command - LCol Jeremy Fountain new CO
- The International Bomber Command Centre
- Last Call - SPAADS reunion Vancouver September 7 - 10, 2018
- Lieutenant-General Chris Coates, former CO of 427, assumes NORAD post
- Honourary Colonel Del Lippert Finishes Tour
- 427 Squadron Association Facebook Page
- New ROAR-January 2018
2017 News
- 75th Anniversary Report and Links
- GoL Gala Dinner photos
- Cenotaph Dedication photos
- GoL Dinner Schedule of Events
- Lionheart Award presented to H/Col Del Lippert at GoL Dinner, October 14,2017
- Walt Pirie's Speech at the Cenotaph Dedication, October 15, 2017
- Preliminary Cenotaph Dedication Reports
- NEW - Cenotaph Construction begun
- Gathering of Lions - 2017
- Fund Raising update - June 2017
- Ed McKeogh's Photos circa 1957
- 427 Squadron Casualties since 1942
- An email from Dan Dempsey - The Sarnia Golden Hawk
- 2016 October ROAR
2016 News
- John McCrae's War
- 2016 October ROAR
- AFA Cenotaph Fund Raising Appeal
- 2016 SPAADS Report and Photos
- 427 Sqn. Aircrew Names - 1942-1970
- 427 Cenotaph Fund Raising
- 2016 Change of Command
- Major General Christian Drouin to Head 1 Canadian Air Division
- Updated CF-104 page, added photos
- Recently notified obituaries,see front page side bar
- Spring 2016 ROAR - Volume 3, Issue 3
- Final 2015 Financial report
2015 News
- GOL update and Other News
- Revised 2015 Financial report
- New Tax deduction information
- New Treasurer & address change for membership application
- Sask retires as Treasurer/Membership Chair
- Pete Moyer obituary
- 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain - Ottawa
- 427 WW II Operations Orders - Thanks to Weldon Moffatt & Anna Marie Willey
- Sgt. Ed Carter-Edwards - Buchenwald POW - His story
- 2014 Finance
- Get your spring copy of ROAR - Volume 3 #2 here
- Update membership lists
- Additional obituaries
- John Shute obituary
- Honourary Colonel Del Lippert Appointed
- Legion Connect - For all Veterans
- Defence Connexion Newsletter
- Gathering of Lions - 2015
- Colonel (R) Rick McLaughlin biography
2014 News
- ROAR November 2014
- Site Map
- Welcome L/Col (Ret.)Dean Black - New ROAR Editor
- Biography - Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret) J.E. Jackaman, OMM, CD
- SPAADS 2014 Reunion - Victoria
- Biography Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey R. Orr, CO 427 SOAS effective August 2014
- F/O Bud Foxton
- Helicopter & Land Force Training - 1974-75 by L/Col ret'd Jack Jackaman
- Weldon Moffatt's Home Page
- ROAR April 2014
- Membership Directory
- Cold Warrior(CF-104) by BGen. (Ret) Jack Partington
- A Wartime Tale from F/O Ian Thomson
2013 News
- WW II Leeming Photos
- 427 Group Photos - 1953-1961
- ROAR November 2013
- Sabre Era -Bud White Album
- Sabre Photos 1953-1962
- Air Force veterans who took part in D-Day
- Eulogy and Tributes to W/C Bob Middlemiss
- The Middlemiss File
- Vinkel and Kaathoven Memorial Dedication - June 22, 2013
- ROAR April 2013
- Photos & Videos by Dick Dunn of the Celebration of Life for Jack Frazer, January 24, 2013
2012 News
- Financial Report - 2012
- Video of MGM Adopting 427 Squadron - 1943
- W/C D.R. (Doc) Payne - RCAF Career - Part 1
- ROAR November 2012
- The Lions at SPAADS 2012 - Hamilton
- A YouTube video starring Weldon Moffatt and James Moffat and other RCAF veterans at the Bomber Command Memorial
- Photos by Harry Winter at the Bomber Command Memorial ceremony
- F/L Berg's Story
- Alex "Lou" Fellner's Wartime Crash
- Two Lads from Weyburn
- 422 Squadron - an addition to Jack Milner's F-86 Gallery
- ROAR March 2012
- Membership & Finance - 2012
- Membership Directory
- GOL Invitation - 2012 - 70th Anniversary
- Membership & Finance - 2012
- Lancaster Flight Video
- "Beer Carrying" Spitfires
- "Spitfire Mark 1
- The Veterans - Interview with H/Col Bob Middlemiss
- Testimonial for H/Col Bob Middlemiss
- My Flight to Malta by W/C (Ret.)Bob Middlemiss
- Lost Trails as of January 20, 2012
- Google Translation service added
2011 News
- Museum of Flight, Death Valley,USAF F-86 Reunion, Las Vegas - Dick Dunn
- Some photos from G/C Dudley Burnside's career
- Photos of Honourary Colonel, Remembrace Day
- 2011 GOL Report
- Yellow Wings
- Camp Borden Tribute to Hon/Col Bob Middlemiss
- All Monthly Wartime diaries and Routes Completed
- Bomber Command Recognition
- Globe and Mail Obituary W/C Pete St. Louis
- Tax Deduction
- Gathering of the Lions Report 2011 - November 4-6
- Bio/Book/Story page
- Museum of Flight, Death Valley,USAF F-86 Reunion, Las Vegas - Dick Dunn
- G/C Dudley Burnside, Photos from his Career
- Hon. Col. Remembrance Day & Friends
- Flying Legends
- Some Interesting Links
- Finance and Membership
2010 News
- Lion Memoirs
- All 427 Videos
- 2010 GOL Report
- Lion Biographies
- The SPAADS Lions at Penticton
- Honourary Colonel Bob Middlemiss Birthday Gift
- W/C (R) Bob Middlemiss Birthday.
- A Day in the Life of the Wing Commander in Kandahar
- Memorial for the crew of Halifax LV836.
- ROAR mailed on March, 25 2010. Get a copy here.
- Membership & Finance 2009 report
- Memories of a Lion CF104 CO
- G/C (R) Walter Pirie Appointment
- 427 SOAS Official Web Site
- Lost Trails as of March 5, 2010
- Col (R) Neil Russel's "Canada's Cold War Pilots"
- Dick Dunn's 2010 SPAADS web site
2009 News
- GOL 2009 Report
- GOL 67th Anniversary Booklet
- Gathering of the Lions Invitation
- Family Reunion at Crash Site
- Celebration of 100 years of Flight in Canada
- DND Recruitment Brochure
- Special Ops Aviation History
- The tunnel "H" for Harry
- Keeper of the Lion
- Dedication at Leeming
- Four Years and a Bit - Vernon M. White
2008 News
- 66th GOL Invitation Poster
- 6th Bomber Group Article
- Feedback - Mr. Harry McLean
- 427 SPAADS at Quebec
2007 News
